Raising a large family in today's society

It is so hard; this job called being a parent. It has been 21 long years so forgive me if I am tired. I am tired. I don’t know why (and I am sure parents with children older than mine will be chuckling at me for saying this) but I don’t know why I thought… Continue reading Parenting continued…

Originally posted on lifeofruby: Today I am starting a new routine of washing my hair with Dr. Bronner’s soaps instead of shampoo & conditioner. I have been reading up online about people who have also done this and most of them have great reviews and testimonies; saying that their hair has never looked or felt…

Having such a large family, and being a mother for so many years has taught me one of the most important lessons in life. It is that I know nothing about anything. I guess that is the moral of parenting; you think you know but you really don’t. It is all tried and error. Being a parent… Continue reading the box or no I can’t fit in it mom.

Originally posted on lifeofruby: So we finally did it. We are officially married, and it sure is something else when your 19 year old son gives a toast at your wedding, and says; “I tell people my parents are getting married, and they say aren’t you almost 20? And I tell them we do things…

Originally posted on lifeofruby: There comes a time in every parents life when they are so drained that they let go, if only for awhile. They let go of their fears and their cares, they let go of their ideals. Maybe this only happens when you have been a parent for so long that you…

Yesterday we sat down to play a family game. It has been a long time since all 8 of the kids that are with us full time, my husband and I have been able to do that. It was Veterans Day, a day off from school and work and raining outside; A terrible mix for… Continue reading Rainy days and Family Games

for our family shoe shopping becomes an all day affair. When shoe shopping for so many kids, you need to be prepared, let me say first you will want to feed them before you go, and possibly pack some snacks and have them bring water bottles, {but not full water bottles.. because if they chug… Continue reading Shoe shopping isn’t shopping it’s a field trip